Something Special

Last night the kids were thrilled to be going to Nana and Grandpa's house. We told them that they would get to see something special....a new baby horse. On Monday night Missy (the horse) gave birth to a foal . The kids were thrilled to see the filly (girl horse). All of Rylan and Alana's cousins came to Nana and Grandpa's to see the new addition. We spent a while looking and petting the horse, and then all of the kids ended up in the yard playing. Tony's parents have a great backyard for the kids to play in and they love spending time with their cousins. Nana and Grandpa took a little time to show each grandchild the new horse. Grandpa helped Rylan try to pet the filly, and he showed Alana some of the other horses too (since she loves animals so much). Alana espically loved looking at the horses and meeting the new baby horse. She was happy and both of my kids had a wonderful time. It was something special indeed!

Tony and the kids taking a peek at the new horse and it's mommy!

Rylan with the new addition.Alana wants to see too!

This is Nana trying to bring the filly closer so the kids could touch it.

Ryaln with cousin Savannah and Nana finding the best view of the horse. A few other pictures to look at...

For more pictures and a different view on the same evening visit Burrell's Blog.

A little bigger

Here is the first update on the garden this year. I have to admit that I have helped with the garden, but the master behind this great garden is my dad! He is so great with plants. He totally has a green thumb. We are so excited to have fresh produce to use. Here is what it looks like now. To view up to this point view my previous post How does my garden grow.

Wet and Wild!

We bought the kids an inexpensive slip and slide today. (Good find daddy!) We set it up and they had a great time running, jumping and sliding in the water. Even daddy joined them in the fun! It was funny! Tony is such a good daddy and finds lots of fun things to do with the kids. I love that he is just a big kid himself. They jumped on the trampoline to get dry and then they would start over.On the trampoline we played Ring-around-the Rosie's. Alana's idea--when she wants to play she says "sashes" or "posies". How can you resist that?! So the whole family was on the trampoline jumping in circles and falling down. Alana was upset when it was time to go in. She threw a tantrum when I took off her swimming suit, and tried to put it back on herself. It was darling and funny. I laughed out loud! Sometimes it is just fun to get a little wet and be a little wild!

Good and Easy Read

I just finished the book Twilight. I thought that it was a pretty good book, and it was definitely an easy read. I know most everyone has already read this book, but for any of you that haven't I would recommend it! Plus the movie comes out in December and it looks really good.

Brave or Desperate?

Today I went to lunch at New Dragon Diner (one of my favorite Chinese food places). The food there is great and very inexpensive. I took my kids and they love the food there too (especially the pot stickers which they call "hot stickers"). By the time we were finished eating the table we ate on was a mess. A lady walked by and said "You are either Brave or Desperate!" I laughed and said that I thought today I must be both! I was desperate for the yummy local food and Brave to take my children!

Workin' Woman!

I got job. I am officially a workin' woman. I have been looking for a job that I could do from home (so that I can still spent lots of time with my kids and be a stay at home mom) but earn a little extra money. My cousin Christina started working from home for a pharmacy company doing data entry. She asked if it was something that I would be interested in. I said "Yes". Seriously it was an answer to my prayers. I have only done it for a few days and I am still learning how to do things, but I think that I am really going to enjoy it. Who couldn't use a little extra money??? I am excited! Thanks Christina for thinking of me and throwing this great opportunity my way!

How does your garden grow?

I know that it doesn't look like much yet, but this is our garden (so far) this year. My dad and I sat down and decided what kind of things we wanted to plant. Then we sat down and planned out where we wanted to plant everything and how much space it would take up. This is what it looks like now. I will keep updating with it's progress. We planted tomatoes, pumpkins, radishes, peas, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, swiss chard (my dad's choice), spinach, beets (also my dad's choice since I don't like them much), carrots (a few varieties), and beans. Hopefully it will grow well and we will have a lot of great things to eat. Home grown things always taste so much better!